Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators

Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 8:00 PM ET Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Preseason Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals	1	42-32-8
at Nashville Predators	4	48-26-8

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:41	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Perreault (2)	Brooks Laich (1), Troy Brouwer (2)	Even strength	WSH 1, NSH 0
1st	13:52	Nashville Predators	Colin Wilson (2)	David Legwand (2), Niclas Bergfors (2)	Even strength	WSH 1, NSH 1
2nd	08:02	Nashville Predators	Matt Halischuk (1)	Jordin Tootoo (3), Nick Spaling (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, NSH 2
2nd	14:37	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber (1)	Martin Erat (1), Craig Smith (2)	Even strength	WSH 1, NSH 3
3rd	16:32	Nashville Predators	Cal O'Reilly (1)	Shea Weber (3), Craig Smith (3)	Power play	WSH 1, NSH 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators
Stat	Washington Capitals	Nashville Predators
Shots on goal	24	27
Power play	0 of 5	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	12	10
Hits	9	9
Blocked shots	9	14
Giveaways	12	18
Takeaways	9	6
Faceoffs won	29/56 (51.8%)	27/56 (48.2%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 17 D. King	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		07:06
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	46.2%	16:30
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	100%	16:42
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	66.7%	20:16
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0		16:56
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		14:10
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		16:37
Number 33 M. Sjogren	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	37.5%	09:10
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	50%	16:45
Number 50 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	2	85.7%	10:40
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	14:41
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	43.8%	14:28
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1		18:10
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	3		24:09
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		17:45
Number 62 S. Collins	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		14:47
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0		23:40
Number 81 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		16:07

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice
Number 29 T. Vokoun	27	4	.852	59:57

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Erat	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	1	0	40%	14:32
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0	64.3%	15:45
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	47.1%	15:20
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	2	2	+1	0	5	0	0	0	25%	12:14
Number 16 C. O'Reilly	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	1	1	38.5%	15:17
Number 18 N. Bergfors	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		12:12
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		13:22
Number 24 M. Halischuk	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0		15:12
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	0		12:38
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	100%	14:51
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		13:42
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		14:28
Number 2 T. Laakso	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		14:22
Number 6 S. Weber	D	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	2	0		23:54
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	3	0		21:13
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	0	0		24:01
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	2	0		18:59
Number 42 M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	0		17:58

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice
Number 35 P. Rinne	24	1	.958	60:00

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:58	Nashville Predators	Patric Hornqvist	Holding the stick	2
1st	07:11	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo	Cross checking	2
1st	09:24	Washington Capitals	Mike Knuble	Hooking	2
2nd	04:22	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Perreault	Cross checking	2
2nd	08:18	Washington Capitals	Cody Eakin	Holding	2
2nd	16:50	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner	Holding	2
3rd	02:52	Nashville Predators	David Legwand	High sticking	2
3rd	04:57	Washington Capitals	Troy Brouwer	Hooking	2
3rd	06:33	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat	Hooking	2
3rd	10:40	Nashville Predators	Mattias Ekholm	High sticking	2
3rd	15:05	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Slashing	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Brad Lazarowich
Washington Capitals scratches: Roman Hamrlik, Sergei Zimakov, Tom Poti, Boyd Kane, John Erskine, Dany Sabourin, Jeff Halpern, Maxim Orlov, Igor Shadilov, Matt Hendricks, Ivan Nepriayev, Artem Ternavsky, Dennis Wideman, Keith Aucoin, Graham Mink, Patrick Wellar, Igor Ignatushkin, Danny Richmond, Ryan Potulny, Alex Ovechkin, Chris Bourque, Michail Yunkov, Paul Baier, Peter Guggisberg, Matthew Ford, Phil Oreskovic, Patrick McNeill, Francois Bouchard, Maxime Lacroix, Kyle Greentree, Jacob Micflikier, Nick Larson, Andrew Glass, Joel Rechlicz, Danick Paquette, Braden Holtby, Taylor Stefishen, Greg Burke, Zach Miskovic, Christian Hanson, Marcus Johansson, Patrick Wey, Garrett Mitchell, Brett Flemming, Andrew Carroll, Julien Brouillette, Tyler Ludwig, Dustin Stevenson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Stanislav Galiev, Philipp Grubauer, Caleb Herbert, Samuel Carrier, David De Kastrozza, Thomas Frazee, Brandon Anderson, Garrett Haar, Patrick Koudys, Travis Boyd, Steffen Soberg, Jacob Gervais-Chouinard
Nashville Predators scratches: Francis Bouillon, Mike Fisher, Jerred Smithson, Sergei Soin, Tyler Sloan, Anton Lavrentiev, Konstantin Glazachev, Zack Stortini, Grigory Shafigulin, Rustam Sidikov, Scott Ford, Alexander Radulov, Stanislav Balan, Denis Kulyash, Kyle Wilson, Brodie Dupont, Ryan Flynn, Juuso Puustinen, Blake Geoffrion, Victor Bartley, Ben Ryan, Atte Engren, Jeremy Smith, Ryan Thang, Jonathon Blum, Chris Mueller, Chet Pickard, Roman Josi, Jani Lajunen, Robert Slaney, Mark Van Guilder, Ryan Ellis, Zach Budish, Taylor Beck, Charles-Olivier Roussel, Michael Latta, Nick Oliver, Scott Valentine, Cameron Reid, Taylor Aronson, Austin Watson, Patrick Cehlin, Anthony Bitetto, David Elsner, Joonas Rask, Josh Shalla, Brent Andrews, Chase Balisy, Garrett Noonan, Simon Karlsson, Magnus Hellberg, Miikka Salomaki

2011-2012 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Washington Capitals 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals, Tue, Sep 20, 2011
Washington Capitals 1 at Nashville Predators 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators, Wed, Sep 28, 2011

Other NHL games on Sep 28

Other NHL games on Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Sep 28, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Winnipeg Jets, Wed, Sep 28, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 6 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Sep 28, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Sep 28, 2011